MEMORY AND COGNITIVE ABILITIES IN UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS: |
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| Authors: | Arthur P. Shimamura Jane M. Berry Jennifer A. Mangels Cheryl L. Rusting Paul J. Jurica |
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| Affiliation: | University of California, Berkeley;University of Richmond;University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
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| Abstract: | Abstract— Professors from the University of California at Berkeley were administered a 90-min test battery of cognitive performance that included measures of reaction time, paired-associate learning, working memory, and prose recall. Age effects among the professors were observed on tests of reaction time, paired-associate memory, and some aspects of working memory. Age effects were not observed on measures of proactive interference and prose recall, though age-related declines are generally observed in standard groups of elderly individuals. The findings suggest that age-related decrements in certain cognitive functions may be mitigated in intelligent, cognitively active individuals |
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